Arroz con tomate is Portuguese tomato rice; it's a wonderfully low-maintenance one-pot dish that features short grain rice and lots of garlic.
Vegetarian Recipes
Vegetarian recipes often get a bad wrap, but not from this meat eater, vegetarian food is delicious, usually frugal, and typically very nutritious.
Now I am far from being a vegetarian, but eating veggie dishes is normal to me.
I never try to "replace" meat in recipes with a substitute. I would rather celebrate vegetarian ingredients as they are... and yes, that includes tofu!
How much veggie food do I make? Around 25% of all of my recipes here are either vegetarian or vegan. So I would say, a fair bit!
Spicy Szechuan tofu with peppers and onions in a delicious but simple sauce is the perfect quick and easy vegan/vegetarian fakeaway dinner.
Vegetable rogan josh is my vegan/vegetarian take on the ever-popular British Indian curry house favourite that comes in a thick spicy sauce.
Glamorgan sausages are essentially cheese, bread and leek "croquettes" from South Wales, and they are as good as vegetarian bangers get.
Sayur kare is a Balinese curry, my vegetarian version is loaded with veggies and tofu in a delicious spicy coconut milk and turmeric sauce.
Miso mushroom spaghetti combines Japanese, British & Italian ingredients in a wonderfully simple & boldly flavoured vegetarian pasta dish.
Sticky sesame seed-coated tofu that has been fried until crispy and tossed in a soy sauce glaze with some heat thanks to crispy chilli oil.
Taze fasulye is a beautifully simple Turkish green bean stew, I like to use runner beans in this recipe alongside onions, tomatoes & peppers.
Domoda is a West African (Gambian) peanut stew, my vegan version is loaded with sweet potato and carrot in a delicious peanut butter sauce.
Piperade is a classic easy Basque stew that features green peppers, onions, tomatoes & chilli, my version turns this dish into a great side.
Aloo jeera is a wonderful spicy Indian-influenced side dish, my version combines chilli, coriander, cumin with perfectly cooked new potatoes.
Halloumi fajitas, a vegetarian take on a spicy Mexican dish using Cypriot cheese, loads of veggies, sour cream and lime in a tortilla wrap.
Miso butter pasta is a quick and easy recipe with deep umami undertones, a little heat and fragrance from both black and pink peppercorns.
Ho fun noodles, flat rice noodles stir-fried in a simple sauce with loads of veggies, are the perfect vegetarian Chinese-influenced fakeaway.
Vegan parsnip and chickpea curry that features a big punch of chilli and classic Indian spices which are tempered by silky coconut milk.
Spaghetti Napolitana or pomodoro is the simplest classic Italian tomato sauce for pasta, it's frugal, delicious, easy and very quick.
Cauliflower cheese and pasta bake with "rarebit vibes", a Cheddar, Gruyere & Stilton cheese sauce is joined by mustard & Henderson's relish.
Masala baked beans on toast is a fun twist on a much loved British dish, it features Indian spices & flavours, with a good kick of chilli.
Air Fryer halloumi cheese in a delicious, quick and easy hot honey glaze seasoned with dried mint, sweet paprika and a splash of lemon juice.
Pourgouri is a Cypriot/Greek pilaf style of recipe that combines bulgur wheat with vermicelli noodles, it is a gloriously versatile side.